Name Charles 2nd | Died July 27, 1751 | |
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Children George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans Parents Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans Siblings Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere, Lord Sidney Beauclerk, Lord William Beauclerk Grandparents Charles II of England, Nell Gwyn, Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford Similar People Charles Beauclerk - 1st Duke, Nell Gwyn, Charles II of England, Robert II of Scotland |
Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans, KG KB (6 April 1696 – 27 July 1751) was the son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, and his wife Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans. His paternal grandparents were Charles II of England and Nell Gwynne. He was styled Earl of Burford until 1726.
On 13 December 1722, he married Lucy Werden (the eldest daughter and coheir of Sir John Werden, 2nd Baronet) and they had two children:
By his mistress Renee Lennox (1709–1774), illegitimate daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and his mistress Jacqueline de Mezieres:
And by his mistress Marie-Francoise de la Rochefoucauld, daughter of Casimir-Jean Charles, lord of Fontpastour and Chey:
Beauclerk died in 1751, aged 55 in London and was interred in Westminster Abbey.